More innovative approaches are required to tackle social conundrums and to clear paths for progress.

Based on the analysis of the characteristics of conundrums, the semantic approach is introduced and the semantic strategies are summarized.

基于对英语脑筋急转弯特征的分析，本文提出了从语义学的角度对英语脑筋急转弯进行研究，并对其运用的语义策略进行了归纳总结。

All told, output and margin conundrums have pushed down return on capital employed to all-time lows.

总之，产出和利润率的双重困境，将已动用资本回报率（ROCE）推向历史新低。

Unfortunately sludge bulking is one of the conundrums of all the traditional and improved activated sludge processes for its poor sludge sedimentation ability.

但是，不论哪一种改进的活性污泥工艺，污泥膨胀现象一直是困扰人们的难题之一，它的突出问题是污泥沉降性能差。

The situations in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Bahrain pose another set of conundrums.

沙特、也门以及巴林的局势构成了另一组谜题。

What prompts the formation of conundrums?

是什么促使的脑筋急转弯的生成？

The journalist was sued for publishing contumelies against the politician.

这位记者因发表针对政治家的诽谤言论而被起诉。

The company's reputation was damaged by the contumelies spread by its competitors.

该公司的声誉因竞争对手散布的诽谤言论而受损。

He was subjected to many contumelies and insults during his political career.

他在政治生涯中遭受了许多侮辱和辱骂。

This grocer being a bachelor and not a man who looked upon the surface for beauty, had once made honourable offers for the hand of Berry, which Mrs Pipchin had, with contumely and scorn, rejected.

这位商人是个单身汉，并不看重外表的漂亮，一次规规矩矩地向贝里求婚，但皮普钦太太却傲慢无礼地刻薄挖苦他，把他的求婚给拒绝了。

Too often she betrayed this, by the undue vent she gave to a spiteful antipathy she had conceived against little Adele: pushing her away with some contumelious epithet if she happened to approach her; sometimes ordering her from the room, and always treating her with coldness and acrimony.

她的弱点经常会暴露无遗，因为她对小阿黛儿心生厌恶，充满敌意，并且无端发泄不满情绪，要是小阿黛儿恰巧走近她，她会用恶毒的词汇把她撵走，有时命令她离开房间，常常冷淡刻毒地对待她。

He was often referred to as the village idiot because of his strange behavior and lack of intelligence.

由于他的奇怪行为和缺乏智力，他经常被称为村里的傻瓜。

The local newspaper ran a story about the village idiots and their antics, which caused quite a stir in the community.

当地报纸刊登了一篇关于村里傻瓜和他们的滑稽行为的报道，这在社区引起了相当大的轰动。

The village idiots were always causing trouble and making a mess of things.

村里的傻瓜总是惹麻烦，把事情搞得一团糟。

Experimental Study on Extinguishing Fire in Gas Drainage Hole by Fine Spray

细水雾扑灭瓦斯抽放钻孔火灾的实验研究

A dispenser that turns a liquid ( such as perfume) into a fine spray.

使液体成为细雾的分配器（例如香水瓶）。

The company's profits have been declining for the past few quarters, so we need to shift on one side and focus on reducing costs.

公司的利润在过去几个季度一直在下降，因此我们需要在某一方面进行调整，并专注于降低成本。

The team's defense has been weak in recent games, so the coach needs to shift on one side and focus on improving the team's defensive strategies.

近期比赛中，球队的防守表现较弱，因此教练需要在某一方面进行调整，并专注于改进球队的防守策略。

In order to improve the efficiency of the production line, we need to shift on one side and focus on optimizing the assembly process.

为了提高生产线的效率，我们需要在某一方面进行调整，并专注于优化装配过程。

so I don't sound like the village idiot.

这样就不会显得我像是个乡巴佬

He was the village idiot, I think.

我以为他是一个乡下白痴。